Middle East & Africa
Continuing hostilities greatest challenge for South Sudan
With the next phase of regionally-backed peace talks for South Sudan scheduled for later this month, a senior United Nations aid official in the...
Ahed Tamimi’s Case and the Western Hypocrisy
Ahed Tamimi, the detained Palestinian teenager, has accepted a plea deal and will spend eight months in the jail. She was convicted after being...
Why JCPOA future is very limited
Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “Bolton and Pompeo...
Access to Education, Skilled Jobs Creation Can Accelerate Poverty Reduction and Inequality in South Africa
Accelerating poverty and inequality reduction will require a combination of policies that promote inclusive growth through boosting access to education and skilled jobs creation,...
Reversing Africa’s cocoa paradox
Around the world, chocolate in all shapes and sizes symbolize Easter and bring joy to millions of kids and adults alike. And the demand...
Lebanese Parliamentary Coming Elections: A Gigantic Political Rivalry
The Lebanese constitution stipulates that the parliamentary electoral process take place every four years; however, the political unrest during the recent years has delayed...
The Necessity of Rethinking the U.N. Approach towards International Developments
United Nations Organization, established in 1945, is an international organization with some important missions. As it has been stated in its charter, United Nations...
Easter 2018 and the Resurrected Nations
April is the month of rebirth, which dramatizes how Jesus Christ had been crucified and then resurrected, in order to purge and save humanity....
Egyptian ultras: Down but not out
Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what is widely seen as a flawed election. The run-up to the...
Anticipated harder US policy towards Iran magnifies Iranian Arab protest
Protests have erupted in Iran’s oil-rich province of Khuzestan barely three months after the Islamic republic was rocked by mass anti-government demonstrations.
Sparked by anger...